The Crosby-Schøyen codex, one of the books oldest in the world, will come out auction in London in June for a price of between 2 and 3 million pounds (between 2.4 and 3.5 million euros), Christie’s informed EFE. The London bidding giant will be in charge of offering to the public the oldest complete text […]
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The Buckingham room where royalty meets opens to the public
The room of Buckingham Palacein London, where the British royal family meets before their appearances on the famous balcony of the residence will open to the public for the first time, local media reported this Wednesday. Visitors, who have been able to see other parts of the palace for years, will now be able to […]
Endangered macaws return to Bolivia to save their species
Five macaws of a seriously endangered species are already in a custody center in Bolivia after being repatriated from a Zoo from London, authorities and experts reported. The exotic birds known as blue-bearded macaws—Ara glaucogularis—are the offspring of specimens that were trafficked to Europe in the 1980s and will now be used in reproduction to […]
London expresses fear that new EU controls on travelers will generate “chaos”
The mayor of LondonSadiq Khan, expressed this Saturday his concern about the entry into force of new controls for travelers entering and leaving the European Union (EU)which threaten to cause “chaos” at St. Pancras station. In 2016, the citizens of the United Kingdom decided to vote to leave the EU. Brexit, The country’s departure from […]
Stuffed animals, cats and doll dresses: the culture of adorableness takes over London
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Soft stuffed animals, sweet kittens and cute characters from literature or video game are exhibited in a sample in London which explores how the culture of cuteness, which can be as endearing as it is sinister, is expanding at a dizzying pace in today’s world. ‘CUTE’, presented to the press this Wednesday, brings together the […]
ECB plan to avoid “empty shells” after Brexit enters a new phase
He European Central Bank plans to deepen its scrutiny of whether the euro zone banking centers created in response to the Brexit They rely too much on London for services such as mergers and acquisitions and the issuance of shares and bonds. Before Brexit, global banks had used London as their base in the European […]
New test to detect uterine cancer reduces most false positives
A new, simple test detects uterine cancer without having to perform 90% of the surgical processes that are now used to diagnose it, in addition to reducing false positives, maintains a study by Austrian researchers. “With this easy-to-perform test, many women with suspected uterine cancer could avoid very stressful hysteroscopies and biopsies in the future”says […]
The keys to the pomp surrounding the opening of the British Parliament
The king Charles III of the United Kingdom This Tuesday, for the first time as head of the British State, he read the legislative program of the Conservative Government of Rishi Sunak for this parliamentary year, in an event surrounded by all the pomp that marks tradition. Carlos III had already read the call “speech” […]
Cafes or libraries, the second life of British telephone booths
In his workshop full of period memorabilia, full of rusty gasoline tanks or enameled plates, Carl Burge puts the finishing touches on a red telephone booth, an emblem in the United Kingdomwhich is restoring. For more than two decades, this 54-year-old has given a second youth to these “legendary” cabins, but they are aging, spoiled […]
Barbie doll will center an exhibition in London in July 2024
The Design Museum of London announced this Tuesday that it will open an exhibition on July 5, 2024 on the history and evolution of the famous doll Barbie. In a statement, the museum indicated today that, in collaboration with the manufacturer Mattel Inc., it has invested three years in preparing the exhibition and that its […]